Tag: young

We were warned ahead of time that this year’s budget was targeted at older Australians, so the Hack team spent hours picking through the papers to compile a list of changes that are relevant to you and your life. This budget is widely tipped to be the last one before …

The Pulse morning news blog. A YOUNG boy has died after being hit by a car in Port Augusta. Police and emergency services were dispatched to Victoria Parade about 7pm after receiving reports that a car and a pedestrian had collided. The pedestrian — an eight-year-old boy from Port Augusta …

Visits to emergency departments by young people experiencing mental health crises are on the rise, according to studies out of Victoria and NSW. Experts are saying a lack of preventative treatment is to blame for the worrying results of two separate studies. Source link

Posted May 02, 2018 17:54:48 Photo: Many young workers are struggling to find regular, well-paid work. (ABC News: Sam Ikin) Google the term “millennials are…” and one of the first suggested searches is “millennials are lazy”. But the latest employment data suggests the opposite may actually be the case, with …

Healthy coral reefs are alive with the pops, snaps and clicks of the invertebrate creatures that inhabit them. And many newly hatched fish species use these sounds to guide them towards new habitats. But now scientists have found reefs damaged by coral bleaching and cyclones are much quieter than intact …

Posted April 30, 2018 15:55:44 Photo: Alec McDonald’s condition has improved, but he undergoes regular testing to ensure there are no lasting effects from his brush with parechovirus. (Supplied) Medical researchers are calling for better monitoring of the potentially deadly human parechovirus which can cause brain and blood infections in …

Posted April 28, 2018 05:16:08 The slow train from Chinese city Dandong to Pyongyang trundled along the North Korean countryside. My tour group had just crossed the border when I was approached by a North Korean officer, asking to look through the photos on my camera. A photo of a …

Updated April 24, 2018 14:01:25 Photo: The international surfing community responded to this photo of 14-year-old ni-Van surfer Kaltaliu Kalotiti with offers of surfboards and other gear. (Vanuatu Surfing Association: Stef Mahuk) A ni-Vanuatu boy who captured online attention after progressing into the final stages of a local surfing competition …